Tuesday, March 29, 2011

The Medicaid Managed Care Congress is pleased to announce the inaugural Medicaid Managed Care Innovation Awards. This year, in honor of CMS's new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, we are looking to honor innovators in the Medicaid Managed Care sector, and we need your help to select the nominees. We are looking for innovators in the following categories:

-State Medicaid Innovation Award

-Medicaid Health Plan Innovation Award

-Lifetime Medicaid Innovation Award

To find out more about the qualifications and nominate a company/state for an award, visit the MMCC Awards Page.

Due to the overwhelming response, the deadline for submission has been extended to Friday, April 8. Voting will be onsite at the 19th Annual Medicaid Managed Care Congress and the awards will be presented on the final day of the event.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

The Medicaid Managed Care Congress is the only place to hear from more than 15 government officials that are leading the pack in Medicaid changes. We are pleased to announce the following federal and state officials recently confirmed to speak at this year’s event:

- David M. Bott, PhD, Editor-in-Chief of the "Medicare and Medicaid Research Review", Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)- Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD, Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, State of Maryland and former Principal Deputy Commission, U.S. Food and Drug Administration- Susan W. Besio, PhD., Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access